TITLE:
Impacts of Oil Exploration (Oil and Gas Conflicts; Niger Delta as a Case Study)
AUTHORS:
Adeshina Temitayo Bello, Treasure Nwaeke
KEYWORDS:
Environmental Pollution, Degradation, Oil Exploration, Oil and Gas Conflicts
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection,
Vol.11 No.3,
March
31,
2023
ABSTRACT: The discovery of Oil and Gas in Nigeria led to exploration of crude oil for revenue basis. Oil
exploration and exploitation caused environmental problems which resulted into
major conflicts in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. The article examines the
impact of oil exploration, and oil and gas conflicts in Niger Delta area and it
highlights the problems of pipeline vandalism, structure of oil and gas and the
general obstacles in the industry. It discovers that pipeline vandalism, crude
oil theft, pollution, oil spillage causes serious environmental degradation
which resulted into serious conflicts. The article discovered that
environmental problems in the area dislodged the people of their means of
livelihood both in the area of fishing and farming. It recommends that there
should be a compelling environmental restoration of natural resources by
deploying land treatment technologies. Government should sanction multinational companies discharging oils or
creating environmental pollution through necessary laws and regulations.